Counties in Indiana by traffic fatalities

Marion County had the highest traffic fatalities of 92 counties in 2013, at 80. Rush County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6 and the figure for Indiana was 784. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Highest80Marion County

Lowest0Rush County

Median692 counties

Indiana784History

Top 40 counties, 2013

count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2013 count	Change on 2012
1	Marion County	80	+2.6%
2	Lake County	47	+11.9%
3	Allen County	31	-8.8%
4	Tippecanoe County	24	+20%
5	Elkhart County	21	-22.2%
5	Vanderburgh County	21	+16.7%
7	St. Joseph County	20	+5.3%
8	Jasper County	18	+125%
8	LaPorte County	18	0%
10	Harrison County	16	+100%
10	Porter County	16	+60%
12	Vigo County	14	+27.3%
12	Wayne County	14	+40%
14	Hamilton County	13	+30%
15	Delaware County	12	+9.1%
15	Johnson County	12	+140%
15	Marshall County	12	+33.3%
15	Washington County	12	+33.3%
19	Dubois County	10	+42.9%
19	Hendricks County	10	0%
19	Henry County	10	+233.3%
19	LaGrange County	10	+25%
19	Madison County	10	-28.6%
19	Shelby County	10	+66.7%
25	Carroll County	9	+350%
25	Clay County	9	+50%
25	Grant County	9	+50%
25	Jennings County	9	+50%
25	Lawrence County	9	-30.8%
25	Noble County	9	+350%
25	Scott County	9	+80%
32	Clark County	8	-50%
32	Dearborn County	8	-38.5%
32	Howard County	8	+60%
32	Jackson County	8	-33.3%
32	Miami County	8	+300%
32	Morgan County	8	-27.3%
38	Boone County	7	-22.2%
38	Clinton County	7	+16.7%
38	DeKalb County	7	+133.3%
38	Knox County	7	-22.2%
42	Bartholomew County	6	-33.3%
42	Daviess County	6	+50%
42	Decatur County	6	0%
42	Kosciusko County	6	-40%
42	Posey County	6	+100%
42	Putnam County	6	-33.3%
42	Wabash County	6	0%
49	Cass County	5	+25%
49	Greene County	5	-44.4%
49	Hancock County	5	-28.6%
49	Huntington County	5	-37.5%
49	Jay County	5	0%
49	Jefferson County	5	-44.4%
49	Monroe County	5	-54.5%
49	Montgomery County	5	-37.5%
49	Orange County	5	n/a
49	Owen County	5	-16.7%
49	Parke County	5	+66.7%
49	Ripley County	5	+25%
49	Spencer County	5	+66.7%
49	Sullivan County	5	-28.6%
63	Brown County	4	+300%
63	Crawford County	4	+33.3%
63	Floyd County	4	-42.9%
63	Fountain County	4	0%
63	Franklin County	4	-33.3%
63	Gibson County	4	-60%
63	White County	4	-69.2%
70	Newton County	3	-25%
70	Perry County	3	-40%
70	Steuben County	3	-25%
70	Tipton County	3	-50%
70	Warrick County	3	-40%
70	Whitley County	3	-57.1%
76	Adams County	2	-60%
76	Fayette County	2	+100%
76	Fulton County	2	-66.7%
76	Pulaski County	2	0%
76	Randolph County	2	-66.7%
76	Starke County	2	-66.7%
76	Switzerland County	2	-50%
76	Union County	2	+100%
76	Vermillion County	2	-66.7%
76	Wells County	2	+100%
86	Benton County	1	-50%
86	Blackford County	1	-50%
86	Martin County	1	n/a
86	Ohio County	1	-50%
86	Pike County	1	-80%
86	Warren County	1	-75%
92	Rush County	0	-100%

Other periods

About this ranking

People killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the year. FARS counts people who die within 30 days of a crash involving a motor vehicle travelling on a public road, by the place of the crash, not of residence.

A police-based count of deaths. It differs from death certificate counts (CDC) and from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate), which is modelled for international comparison.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash (Counties in Indiana by traffic fatalities, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip

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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in Indiana by traffic fatalities, 2013. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/indiana-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Counties in Indiana by traffic fatalities, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/indiana-counties?period=2013.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in Indiana by traffic fatalities, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/indiana-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/indiana-counties?period=2013. Publisher attribution: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Marion County, with 80 in 2013, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Rush County, with 0 in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved 2026-10-12.